Well now this took longer than expected (but I am happy I did it!!) - hope on over to take a look, please, and pardon my random musings.
https://github.com/yinglinglow/dataprojects
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on an entirely separate note (and this is not even python related!) - check this out: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140701-the-superorganism-engulfing-earth
pretty intriguing